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+ | ''Ellis'' was commissioned on 7 June, 1919 under the command of Lieutenant Commander [[Thomas Earle Van Metre|Thomas E. Van Metre]]. | ||
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+ | On 6 November, 1934 she collided with {{US-McFarland}} while the two destroyers engaged in a massed night attack against the Main Body of the U.S. Fleet off the coast of Mexico. Damage was slight, but both were towed to San Diego.{{ToL|US Destroyers in Collision|7 Nov. 1934, p. 15}} | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 9 May 2020
U.S.S. Ellis (1918) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-154 |
Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
Laid down: | 8 Jul, 1918[2] |
Launched: | 30 Nov, 1918[3] |
Commissioned: | 7 Jun, 1919[4] |
Decommissioned: | 17 Jun, 1922[5] |
Stricken: | 16 Nov, 1945[6] |
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U.S.S. Ellis was one of one hundred and eleven Wickes class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Ellis was commissioned on 7 June, 1919 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Thomas E. Van Metre.
On 6 November, 1934 she collided with McFarland while the two destroyers engaged in a massed night attack against the Main Body of the U.S. Fleet off the coast of Mexico. Damage was slight, but both were towed to San Diego.[7]
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Thomas E. Van Metre, 7 June, 1919
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 432.
- ↑ "US Destroyers in Collision." The Times (London, England), 7 Nov. 1934, p. 15.
Bibliography